In the beautiful little town of Querceto, located on a hill in the middle of Tuscany between Volterra and the Tyrrhenian Sea, this one-week marble and alabaster sculptor seminar takes place. In the area around Volterra there are large deposits of alabaster, a light and soft, slightly translucent stone that is very easy to work with. Both with this stone, as well as with marble from the area of ​​Carrara will be worked during the course.

Reinhard Pontius is the lecturer of this course. For him, sculpture is a conversation with nature. His sculptures emerge from an inner dialogue with the material, with the block of wood or stone standing in front of it. He is concerned with questions like: What lives in this piece of wood, in this stone? What wants to be “liberated” from the material, wants to show itself? How does a living form emerge? He invites interested participants to this dialogue.

Accommodation in a double room with half board 455 €

Course price 420 € incl. membership fee 15 €

Single supplement 15 € / day | Supplement own bathroom 15 € / day

Supplement apartment at the castle with access to private swimming pool 25 € / day